Leopard: (Panthera pardus)
Page revised 12/26/2007
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  • Leopard: (Panthera pardus)
  • Order: Carnivora
  • Family: Felidae
  • Genus: Panthera
  • Species: pardus
  • Sub-Species:
    • P.p.adersi - Zanzibar
    • P.p.adusta - Ethiopia
    • P.p.leopardus - West Africa
    • P.p.melanotica - Southern Africa
    • P.p.nanopardus - Somalia
    • P.p.panthera - Algeria, Egypt
    • P.p.pardus - East Central Africa
    • P.p.reichenowi - Cameroon
    • P.p.ruwenzorli - East Central Africa
    • P.p.sindica - South West Africa
    • P.p.suahelica - Eastern Africa
    • P.p.ciscaucasia - West Caspian
    • P.p.dathei - Iran
    • P.p.jarvisi - Sinai Penninsula
    • P.p.saxicolor - Iran, Afghanistan
    • P.p.tulliana - West Caspian
    • P.p.delacouri - Indo-China
    • P.p.fusica - Indian Sub-continent
    • P.p.japonensis - North Central China
    • P.p.kotiya - Sri Lanka
    • P.p.melas - Java
    • P.p.millardi - Kashmir
    • P.p.orientalis - Amur, Korea
    • P.p.pernigra - Nepal, Kashmir
  • Body Length: up to 5 feet
  • Tail Length: 28 to 40 inches
  • Weight: up to 200 lbs
  • Birth Weight: 15 to 20 oz
  • Litter Size: 1 to 6
SUMMARY: The leopard is a powerful cat, orange-buff to pale yellow above, and white below. They are spotted all over, though less densely below and inside the legs. The spots are arranged in rosettes, particularly on the flanks and hindquarters. They have large and powerful heads, which are spotted more finely than the rest of the body. The cats have white chins, and ears that are rather small, with a backside marked in black and white. The upper part of the tail is also spotted, while the lower parts have incomplete, dark rings.
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